Louisville Basketball: 5 Must Know Facts About The Virginia Cavaliers

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Dec 6, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard Devon Hall (0) dribbles the ball as East Carolina Pirates guard Kentrell Barkley (15) defends during the second half at John Paul Jones Arena. The Cavalier won 76-53. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports /

4. They Lead The ACC In Scoring Margin Per Game

There are a couple of reasons why Virginia is one of the best teams in the conference in scoring margin. One, they haven’t played much of a schedule so far and two, their defense is stellar every single game.

With that being said, if a team is down by ten to the Cavaliers, then they might as well be down by 20. Virginia moves at such a slow pace on offense and play extremely tight defense that there is zero room for error against these guys.

Louisville has to build a lead early on Virginia or they could be playing from behind in a game that could last all week.

In all seriousness, these guys from Virginia are the real deal and they will stick it to the Cards if they aren’t ready to roll.

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